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直到 (zhí dào): Until (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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直到 consists of 2 characters.

直
zhí
straight; direct; vertical
到
dào
to arrive; to get to

Word Info

Pinyinzhí dào
Meaninguntil
Characters2
HSK 2.0—
HSK 3.0Level 3
SyntaxVerb
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 直到.

Words with 直
  • 一直yī zhíHSK 3
  • 直接zhí jiēHSK 4
  • 简直jiǎn zhíHSK 5
  • 垂直chuí zhíHSK 6
  • 直径zhí jìngHSK 6
  • 直播zhí bōHSK 6
  • 理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngHSK 6
  • 径直jìng zhíHSK 7-9
Words with 到
  • 得到dé dàoHSK 3
  • 感到gǎn dàoHSK 3
  • 收到shōu dàoHSK 3
  • 迟到chí dàoHSK 3
  • 遇到yù dàoHSK 3
  • 到处dào chùHSK 4
  • 到底dào dǐHSK 4
  • 到来
dào lái
HSK 4
3.

Example Sentences with 直到

wǒ我
xué学
xí习
zhí直
dào到
wǎn晚
shang上
shí十
diǎn点
。
I study until ten o'clock at night.
qǐng请
jiǎo搅
bàn拌
kā咖
fēi啡
zhí直
dào到
táng糖
róng溶
fù父
mǔ母
yǒu有
zé责
rèn任
fǔ抚
yǎng养
zǐ子
nǚ女
,
zhè这
ge个
gù故
shì事
de的
mí谜
dǐ底
zhí直
dào到
hái孩
zi子
men们
wán玩
yóu游
xì戏
méi没
wán完
méi没
liǎo
zhè这
ge个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
chuán传
shuō说
zài在
lì历
shǐ
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
zuì最
hòu后
jǐ几
fēn分
zhōng钟
jīng惊
xīn
pài派
duì对
qì气
fēn氛
rè热
liè烈
,
dà大
jiā家
zài载
zhí直
dào到
shēn深
yè夜
,
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
lǐ里
yī
tā他
chéng承
nuò诺
huì会
shàn赡
yǎng养
nián年
mài迈
de的
fù
jiě
解
。
Please stir the coffee until the sugar dissolves.
zhí直
dào到
tā他
men们
néng能
gòu够
dú独
lì立
shēng生
huó活
。
Parents have the responsibility to raise their children until they can live independently.
zuì
最
hòu后
cái才
jiē揭
xiǎo晓
。
The mystery of this story is not revealed until the end.
了
,
zhí直
dào到
mā妈
mā妈
jiào叫
tā他
men们
chī吃
fàn饭
。
The children played games endlessly until their mother called them to eat.
史
zhōng中
chén沉
shuì睡
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
,
zhí直
dào到
zuì最
jìn近
cái才
bèi被
chóng重
xīn新
fā发
xiàn现
。
This ancient legend lay dormant in history for a long time, until it was rediscovered recently.
心
dòng动
pò魄
,
shuāng双
fāng方
bǐ比
fēn分
jiāo交
tì替
shàng上
shēng升
,
zhí直
dào到
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
miǎo秒
cái才
fèn分
chū出
shèng胜
fù负
。
The last few minutes of the match were thrilling, with the scores alternating until the winner was decided in the final second.
gē歌
zài载
wǔ舞
,
zhí直
dào到
shēn深
yè夜
。
The party atmosphere was warm, with everyone singing and dancing until late at night.
依
rán然
yǒu有
tā他
mái埋
tóu头
kǔ苦
dú读
de的
shēn身
yǐng影
。
Until late at night, his figure, buried in diligent study, was still in the library.
父
mǔ母
,
zhí直
dào到
tā他
men们
ān安
xiǎng享
wǎn晚
nián年
。
He promised to support his elderly parents until they enjoy their later years.